The Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District Board of Directors has approved $1,002,066 in annual water conservation grant funding for six area water suppliers.
Thorndale got $315,000 to replace water meters.
Clay Water Supply Corp. received $96,000 for a water quality investigation and Cade Lakes Water Supply Corp. received $141,462 to replace water lines.
Thorndale will be required to provide $35,000 in matching funds, and Cade Lakes will provide $15,718 in matching funds. No matching funds will be required for the Clay project.
Milano WSC received $10,750.00 to replace obsolete water meters. In addition Milano WSC received $40,000 to replace obsolete water lines. They will be matching the grant for the amount of $10,000.
Southwest Milam WSC received $198,854.20 to replace obsolete water lines with a matching amount of $50,000.And lastly the city of Rockdale received $200,000 to replace obsolete piping in the treatment plant. Their matching amount will be $100,000. The district provides grant funding annually to area water suppliers based on need. Providers must show that the projects will benefit water conservation. POSGCD provides the grant funding from fees collected from water exporters and commercial users in Burleson and Milam counties.
The board also received a report on the Groundwater Well Assistance Program, which aids landowners whose wells have been negatively impacted by production of groundwater in the region. The program works with landowners in both counties which have experienced a loss of service due to water levels dropping below the pump caused by aquiferwide pumping. The program is funded from fees collected from commercial producers and exporters of water.
The report showed 47 wells inspected in 2020 with 24 wells serviced. POSGCD spent $76,161 and was reimbursed $17,653 from the Vista Ridge and I-130 export projects. For 2021 to date, 24 wells have been inspected and 20 wells serviced with POSGCD spending $148,234. The expense to date under GWAP is $298,575.
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